Income share held by highest 10% in Australia
Australia: Income share held by highest 10% was 25.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share held by highest 10% in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2020, income share held by highest 10% in Australia stood at 25.9%.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Australia peaked at 27.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1981.
That places Australia 71st out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 23.3% | 24.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 27.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,690 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.36 (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.056 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.56 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0712 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0712 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0807 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1849 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Australia?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Australia was 25.9% in 2020, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Australia ranks 71st out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.